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I had a 90 e150 5.0 v8 and now a 2005 e150 5.4v8 . The single best thing you can do is to drive slower and accelerate slow. Cruising speed in the low 50mph range helps, Our 05 can get about 20mpg at 53mph. Just sit back in the right lane and watch others drive past.
We only drove the van when it was loaded and our smaller vehicles were not an option.
Back in the day a friend had a 77 e150 with the 300-6 and a 5 speed manual We drove it on two cross country trips loaded with motorcycles and got 20mpg,
For years we had a 3200# 4 wheel utility trailer and usually got 12 mph The gross weight was never 5000.
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